Koulourakia (Greek butter cookies)
Koulourakia (Greek butter cookies)

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These easily recognizable traditional Greek Cookies, aka Koulourakia, are often associated with Greek Easter. I have seen some recipes that will add melted butter, others will add both butter and shortening, I have also seen a vegan version of this recipes …truly endless variations. A "kouloura" (koo-LOU-rah) in Greek is a round twist.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook koulourakia (greek butter cookies) using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Koulourakia (Greek butter cookies):
  1. Make ready 2 cups butter
  2. Make ready 2 cups sugar
  3. Get 6 eggs
  4. Take 1 tsp vanilla
  5. Make ready 8-9 cups flour, siffed
  6. Take 2 tablespoon baking powder
  7. Take 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water
  8. Make ready orange zest (optional)

I've heard about Greek Easter cookies (officially knows as Koulourakia) before, and they finally made their way into my kitchen. If Italian biscotti were to have a dainty, Greek cousin, it would be koulourakia. Cream butter and gradually beat in sugar. Beats eggs until light; add butter to mixture and beat thoroughly.

Steps to make Koulourakia (Greek butter cookies):
  1. Cream butter and gradually beat in sugar. Beats eggs until light; add butter to mixture and beat thoroughly. Add vanilla Koulourakia (Greek butter cookies)1. Sift flour and baking powder. Carefully blend into butter-egg mixture to make a soft dough
  2. Shape dough with lightly floured hands into desired shapes and arrange on cooky sheets. Brush cookies with beaten egg and water.
  3. Bake in 375 F oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

I had these cookies for the first time at the huge Greek Orthodox Church, St. I was dating my now husband, and we went down to the basement of the church where all the women in the church had been baking. The sweets made for Greek Easter are rich in butter, eggs and milk. The word kouloura means anything baked made in a circular loop shape such as bread or cookies. Recipe for Koulourakia Voutirou - Greek Butter Cookies.

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